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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 332 · 40 questions
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Engineer's tip (How does it hold up?): Beam: flat deck on supports, short spans; spans = length ÷ span length. Arch: curved, in compression, pushes out on its ends. Suspension: deck hangs from cables (tension) over towers (compression); longest spans.

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  1. 1.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) the simplest bridge (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a rope bridge in hills
  2. 2.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) compression (d) friction
  3. 3.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) pushes out on its ends (c) good for short gaps (d) cables tied down at ends
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge 350 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge is 420 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge is 220 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  8. 8.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) the simplest bridge (c) a curve under the deck (d) pushes out on its ends
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  11. 11.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) good for short gaps (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a flat deck on piers
  12. 12.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) no force (c) friction (d) tension
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  14. 14.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) log bridge (d) suspension bridge
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  17. 17.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a log across a stream (c) good for short gaps (d) deck hangs from cables
  18. 18.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a flat deck on piers (c) tall towers hold cables (d) the longest spans of all
  19. 19.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge is 330 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  24. 24.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) piers (c) cables only (d) nothing
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge 220 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  27. 27.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  29. 29.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a log across a stream (c) a curve under the deck (d) a rope bridge in hills
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge is 105 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  32. 32.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 320 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  34. 34.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) the simplest bridge (c) a curve under the deck (d) a log across a stream
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge is 225 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  36. 36.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge is 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  38. 38.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) good for short gaps (d) stones squeezed together
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  40. 40.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a curve under the deck (c) the longest spans of all (d) a log across a stream

Answer key

  1. stones squeezed together
  2. compression
  3. pushes out on its ends
  4. 50
  5. 12
  6. suspension bridge
  7. 11
  8. the simplest bridge
  9. beam bridge
  10. arch bridge
  11. tall towers hold cables
  12. tension
  13. suspension bridge
  14. True
  15. suspension bridge
  16. 2
  17. deck hangs from cables
  18. a flat deck on piers
  19. False
  20. False
  21. beam bridge
  22. 11
  23. suspension bridge
  24. piers
  25. 20
  26. beam bridge
  27. False
  28. suspension bridge
  29. a log across a stream
  30. 7
  31. suspension bridge
  32. False
  33. 7
  34. a curve under the deck
  35. 9
  36. False
  37. 8
  38. good for short gaps
  39. arch bridge
  40. the longest spans of all

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